My Mom once told me that she felt sorry for me and other Mothers in my generation because although we had far more toys that made the work easier, our most important priority, our families and in particular raising children, was far more complicated because everyone’s rules were different now.

Children in my era learned and were expected to follow the 10 commandments and although none of us are perfect, we strove to be.   When we didn’t play nicely in the sandbox, our parents loved us enough to tell us so, make us apologize and try hard not to do it again.

Lately I’ve had the unfortunate pleasure to see adults bullying other adults in business, and it makes me wonder how they could’ve been raised to maturity without learning how fundamentally wrong it is, in fact, not even recognize that they’re doing it, so when I ran across this article by Sharon Bar-David, a very talented public speaker, I thought I’d pass it along…

You Are a Bully If…

You may be a bully and not even know it. While some bullies actively target their victims in malicious, planned ways, most bullies have no clue that others view them as such! 

So, in the service of honest self-examination, I invite you to use the following questions to ascertain whether you may, unfortunately, be a bully. (Note: this is not a full, comprehensive list).

Do you ever…

1.    Withhold information from others that may affect their performance
2.    Ignore the opinions of others, especially in public
3.    Remind others repeatedly of their errors or mistakes
4.    Humiliate or ridicule other people’s work
5.    Engage in gossip and rumours
6.    Make insulting/offensive remarks about others
7.    Ignore, exclude or isolate others
8.    Persistent criticize other people’s work and effort
9.    Tease people or make sarcastic comments
10.   Demonstrate spontaneous anger (possibly raising your voice, even shouting)
11.   Claim other people’s work as yours
12.   Make practical jokes
 

If you answered ‘yes’ to any of the questions, there’s a good chance that you are a bully. My suggestion: shape up ASAP! 

(PS for the effects of bullying on others and on the business, visit the Resources section on my website)

Thanks to Benefits for Women for hosting this amazing event, and Faelyne Templar of Avocation Employment Alliance for owning it‘! I’d buy ANYTHING from this women – probably even sunshine LOL.

There are six human needs—fundamental drives within each one of us—that compel us forward in a quest to experience a life of meaning. There is no conscious effort necessary, our will to satisfy these primal needs is automatic.

Click here to hear Anthony Robbins’ 6 Human Needs

Here’s what Harvard has to say…

Although I can’t take advantage of Tony’s client-only offer, I hope you can…

Anthony Robbins

4 WAYS TO DOUBLE REVENUES

If you own a business or you’re a top producing sales expert, I want to make sure you have an opportunity to attend this once-only teleconference I’m conducting for my subscribers as my treat.

Everyone knows what’s going on in the economy right now - during this period in history some people are frozen and living in fear while others are getting stronger and innovative to take advantage of new opportunities.

I’ve recruited best-selling author, Chet Holmes to help you learn “four ways to double your revenues in 12 months” - I’m going to be interviewing Chet personally - asking him to share his unique insights on how my most valued clients can thrive and not just survive in these economic times.

Chet has proprietary methods of increasing sales that can make you bullet-proof against the current downturn. He teaches a concept where you can actually increase your ability to get in front of buyers by as much as 16,000% (that’s his record so far) without spending a penny more than you’re already spending.

You will learn how to get more clients faster and easier and get them into your sales cycle before they even consider buying - building market share like never before. Once your clients are in your sales cycle, we’ll show you how to make them so loyal to your business that your competitors can’t take them from you, even if they offer lower prices.

Another concept I asked Chet to share with you is what he calls “The Best Buyer Strategy.” This single concept has doubled the revenues of more companies than anything else he’s done. Chet teaches you how to get the dream buyers for your particular product or service. He has personally cold-called his way into getting SIXTY Fortune 500 clients, and can show you how to do the same for your business.

I hope you make the decision to join Chet Holmes and myself on this one of a kind 75-minute teleconference on Wednesday February 25 at 3:00pm-4:30 PST (4pm-5:30pm Mountain, 5pm-6:30pm Central, 6pm-7:30pm Eastern). Take the time to focus on developing your business and creating a strategy to ensure success despite the external economic conditions.

Tony

Here is how to get onto the Teleconference.
1) Dial this telephone number: 512-225-3200
You can use Skype to dial in to this number.
2) Enter this code at the prompt: 563566#

After the first 2,000 fill up the lines, you can still listen to the interview on-line via Live Streaming Audio at…
http://www.voicetext.com/Streams/StreamPlayerName.aspx?FN=across.rm

If you’re able to listen in, please let me know what you learned. I love Anthony Robbins and think Chet Holmes is a very smart albeit a little aggressive marketer, and I really wish I could listen in!

A famous quote by Stephen R. Covey says… 

“Want to improve your relationships?  See love as a verb rather than as a feeling.”

Many people order flowers, or give their valentine pretty hearts filled with candy to celebrate their love.  Anthony Robbins and his wife Sage decided to share their thoughts improving relationships for Valentine’s day via blog (http://www.UltimateRelationshipblog.com).  What do you do for your valentine?

It was a pleasure working with Ian Kennedy and his team at Essential Communications in redeveloping his website to accomodate their new brand, and in-house publishing requirements.  

The site is packed filled with information on our training programs and career services, and has been reorganized so it’s easier to navigate.

Please drop by the website and drop Essential a line telling them what you think!

Thanks!

Sue

With New Year’s Eve looming, New Year’s Resolutions come to mind, and then, of course, I thought about Anthony Robbins’ tape “Get The Edge–Daily Magic”. It is CD 1 of 7 of Anthony Robbins’ Personal Power Book Series.

This is my second time around, and I can’t suggest investing one hour per day for seven days, to learn the tricks you need to ACHIEVE PERSONAL POWER. Be open, try it, and Anthony Robbins will show you strategies that will empower you to change the things that are reducing your quality of life. Try it… one hour per day for YOU for seven days. Isn’t the chance to win more important than seven hours in front of the TV or computer? Hmmmm…

What do you want to achieve in 2009? Do you have new year’s resolutions this year?
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